EP rejected due to recent travel to SG?

Visiting here for a day or two should not be the reason of rejection. Rejection must be due to stringent selection process while issuing EP or S pass at MoM in recent times. As you didn’t tell much about your position, salary, experience and educational background, it’s difficult to say which section could have a potential reason for rejection. Good luck

Also, having the contract not yet signed is no reason for rejection - although it is a very unusual proposal for an employer, especially with the justification of "saving you a trip" (Have they never heard of the postal service???).

Thanks for the replies.

To surya, my details as followed:
I'm from Malaysia and was working as a customer service officer in SG for 3 years drawing $2200 monthly, recently gotten a degree in HR (part-time). The new offer is of similar job scope and salary is $2400 monthly. I think I should ask the HR to apply S Pass? SAT Tool shows that I'm eligible for both SP/EP.

To beppi, actually the saving the trip part was my idea, I told the HR I didn't want to have multiple trips to get things sorted out and they told me I can come to SG to get everything done and ready for work once the application is approved.

Another question, when I was hired for my previous job 3 years ago I was told to fill up the EP/SP application form on my own, but for this new job I wasn't told to fill up the form... is this correct?

If you are a non-Malaysian then your salary and experiences, you won’t get S pass (leave alone EP). But as you are a Malaysian, where the salary yardstick is much lower. So, you should have got S pass with this experience and salary. But as I said due to strict guidelines and selection criteria, your current work visa didn’t get through, I recon. Try another employer with better package and position. Good luck

Note: MoM doesn’t recognise any part time or distance learning courses including degrees. So, your part time graduation won’t be recognised here.

surya2k wrote:

If you are a non-Malaysian then your salary and experiences, you won’t get S pass (leave alone EP). But as you are a Malaysian, where the salary yardstick is much lower. So, you should have got S pass with this experience and salary. But as I said due to strict guidelines and selection criteria, your current work visa didn’t get through, I recon. Try another employer with better package and position. Good luck

Note: MoM doesn’t recognise any part time or distance learning courses including degrees. So, your part time graduation won’t be recognised here.

My part-time degree was done in SG during the period of my previous job, I saw the university's name listed in the SAT Tool, so it still doesn't qualify as long it's part-time?

Another question, when I was hired for my previous job 3 years ago I was told to fill up the EP/SP application form on my own, but for this new job I wasn't told to fill up the form... is this correct?

It is the employer's responsibility to fill in the work pass application forms. It is o.,k. for them to ask for your assistance in this, but not required.

The rejection was not due to any of the reasons you mention.
But without knowing all the details, it is impossible to know for sure what caused it.
I suspect the very low pay (degree holders must normally earn at least S$3000/month to be eligible).

beppi wrote:

It is the employer's responsibility to fill in the work pass application forms. It is o.,k. for them to ask for your assistance in this, but not required.

The rejection was not due to any of the reasons you mention.
But without knowing all the details, it is impossible to know for sure what caused it.
I suspect the very low pay (degree holders must normally earn at least S$3000/month to be eligible).

Thanks, I'll check with the employer what's the rejection reason as I can't check from my end.

Same time it’s now a routine check at MoM with the employer that provide a valid rationale on why they hired you instead of a local. Secondly, provide an evidence that they had interviewed local candidates and couldn’t find the same level of skills what you have possessed. So, check with employer whether they had received such request from MoM and if yes, then how they clarified it. Thanks

Are you sure distance learning certificates are not valid,I just checked assessment tool and do application there is option for distance learning,if any one hit EP with distance learning ,please update here

You can input those distance learning courses, the option is there since ages, but it doesn’t have any value addition to your application.

You can check with MoM, if your distance learning degree certificate is considered as a normal degree certificate and consider for EP?

Any one here who got EP with distance degree